New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided to hold a special election on Sept. 13 to pick a replacement for former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned earlier this month in the aftermath of scandal over sexually explicit messages.

The date coincides with primary day in New York. The governor also decided that elections will be held that day to fill six now-vacant seats in the state Assembly.

Weiner’s district, encompassing parts of Queens and Brooklyn, is overwhelmingly Democratic, so it is unlikely a Republican could win — even with the taint of scandal still lingering from Weiner’s inappropriate online correspondence with about six different women.

Party leaders, in particular Queens Democratic boss Rep. Joseph Crowley, will decide who runs for Weiner’s old seat.

Whoever wins could still be out of a job in a little more than a year. Many New York City Democrats expect the district to be carved up in the redistricting process next year, since the state is set to lose two House seats. As a result of Weiner’s political demise, there is now no one with much clout who has a strong interest in defending the lines of the district he represented in Congress.